Pedigree chart wishful thinking
Posted Jan 30, 2003 7:57 UTC (Thu) by
eru (subscriber, #2753)
In reply to:
Pedigree chart wishful thinking by nas
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SCOsource and Linux
> AFAIK, Minux was a reimplementation of a Unix-like system and was not
> derived from an existing system.
Minix is not just a re-implementation, but internally a very different
design: the kernel consists of a set of processes that pass messages
between them. By contrast, Linux uses the same monolithic kernel approach
as the original Unix. The only thing that Minix shares with Unix is the
API. The original Minix version implemented only the old features
that 7. Edition Unix had already in the 1970's.
> Andrew Tanenbaum used it for teaching students. Any old-timers out there
> to confirm?
Yes, and he published a text book on operating systems, using Minix as
his concrete example. The book actually lists the entire Minix kernel.
It ran on a PC XT or compatible: even a hard disk was not necessary
in the original version. I installed it on mine soon after it came out.
A great learning experience.
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